Lin Dan ( 林丹 )

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  1. cobalt

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    I can't remember exactly, but I think I saw/read something on a newish thread just a few days ago. Could it be a Victor?
     
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    For Victor , no all black racket... Victor latest is Jetspeed , and TK , is more head light rackets.. As for Lin dan , he prefer head heavy and extra stiff/stiff rackets!
     
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    Paint is probably of the last things to be added on the racket. Remember that Victor has some of the most stiff rackets out there.
     
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    Bro Steve: i thought Adidas Adipower force is the heaviest and stiffest in the market now , 2rd to that is Z force II, 3rd is then Victor MX 80 ?
     
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    How did you come to that conclusion when no one has reviewed it?
    Personally I think the Mx80 is stiffer than the ZF/ZF2.
    Also, neither the N90 nor the AT700 were extra stiff.
     
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    Yeah, I'd agree with [MENTION=64484]j4ckie[/MENTION], MX-80 is stiffer than ZF, haven't tried ZF2, but should be similar. Plus there's the Player version of the MX80 which is slightly more HH and stiffer (haven't tried this one myself either). That being said I'm not sure about the stiffness of the ADF vs. the MX80 because no one has yet made a comparision (that I've read, anywho) and I haven't tried ADF myself.

    Remember that whole Fake Boost conversion that's been had in nearly every subforum? Well that's basically because painting a racket a different colour scheme isn't very far-fetched when it comes to marketing.
     
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    As far as i know MX 80 is at balance point 305, Z force II also at 305, so both of them same head heavy , and extra stiff. But adidas adipower force is 305 +3. The heaviest racket now.
     
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    You seem to have missed the little "-" in 305 +/- 3. Do you know what it means? ;)
     
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    ?? The zforce (1st one) is 320mm which is way head heavier than those figures. I can't say if any of your figures are right but on yonex chart z forceII is supposed to be as head heavy as the first so should also be about 320mm balance point.
     
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    It means 305 + or - 3= so mean 308 stiffest of all
     
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    'Kiko is mixing up all kinds of terms here but in the end the 2U Adipower Force might possibly have the highest swingweight after all ...

    (think I have seen VTZF-II reported at 315-ish mm btw; direcsports have vtzf at 320mm with strings, that makes that one about 310 without but I've seen higher numbers passing by over here right?)
     
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    Kiko, are you going to buy whichever racket LD is using when the announcement is made?
     
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    Good question!

    Same grip, shoes, socks and tape as well.
     
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    Don't forget also the Lin Dan sleeveless one without the Adidas logo exactly same as Lin Dan.
     
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    Is kiko taking over from LD when he retires?
     
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    I guess kiko will be sponsored by the same as LD's too
     
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    Ok guys, this is LD's thread, whoever wants to talk about what Kiko wears and what racket he uses can start another dedicated thread? ;)
     
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    Which would essentially be a copy.....:D
     
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    So quite an interesting development to the whole LD and Adidas/Li Ning thing
    Lin Dan published the following on his Weibo:
    林丹: 垄断只会让你活在自己的世界里,当你真正醒来才会发现你终究是你;而世界就是世界,也只能说明你从未具备真正的竞争力送给中国某品牌
    Which essentially translates to:
    "A monopoly only creates a world of your own, when you wake up and realize you are ultimately only yourself; and the world is the world, which only means you never truly possessed the competition for a certain chinese brand"
    I'm not a professional translator, just a native Chinese speaker, hope i'm not mistranslating anything. The funny thing is, I went on his Weibo to double check this little statement and it's no longer there.
    Also, rereading the statement several times, I'm not quite sure if he's referring to the Li-Ning not have the ability to compete against the world, or if he means himself not actually being able to send Li-Ning into a Global brand. Overall the statement's fairly cryptic.
    Either way, it does sound like what we have all been speculating, that Super Dan is indeed moving onto other brands. Before the official announcement is made we can only believe it to be Adidas.
    The thing is, I'm more interested with how this plays out with the national team as LYB has always stressed unity as being a big thing.
    Would this be an indication of Lin Dan being a single player with another sponsor and so on or will the entire team change to a free sponsorship like the Indonesian team?
    But the toughest question of all, is if Ferrerkiko will be able to buy all of the t-shirts that Lin Dan will wear. What we do know for sure is that he'll be able to buy Lin Dan sleeveless one without the Adidas logo exactly same as Lin Dan, just message him at whatsapp 81135874

    Additional sources:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...95706217431.1073741828.603809046326097&type=1
     
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